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A photo posted to a social media website that some claim shows a Broward County deputy possibly texting while driving has started a massive online debate about whether deputies are required to abide by Florida's new law. The picture was posted to Reddit on Wednesday with the headline, "Texting and driving is illegal in Florida. I guess some people are having a hard time adjusting to the new law... " Since then about 400 of the more than 7,500 redditors who saw the submission have decided to weigh in, providing their perspective on the law. The top comment on the thread says that it's legal for officers of the law to use electronic devices while driving, but when...

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A photo posted to a social media website that some claim shows a Broward County deputy possibly texting while driving has started a massive online debate about whether deputies are required to abide by Florida's new law.
The picture was posted to...

Deputies from South Florida have released a public-service announcement urging possible protesters to remain peaceful after the jury decides whether George Zimmerman is guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
The Broward County...

I was feeling doggone good about myself, stepping lively on the elliptical trainer at the gym and practicing my new religion of fitness.
It was an I-am-woman-I-am-strong moment -- until I finished and went to my car.
While I was whipping my body into...

A 17-year-old boy accused of marking street signs and other property with spray paint now has a mark on his criminal record.
The Broward Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that deputies had arrested the teen after a witness identified him and...

A self-proclaimed toilet paper supplier who is also a career criminal is accused of having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl he lured out of foster care in Orlando in July, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.Bond was set at $800,000 for Willie Djuan...

A man impersonating a police officer bound a victim's hands with duct tape before spraying the victim in the face with pepper spray and beating him with a wooden baton, officials said.
Robert Rosamelia, 55, and his alleged accomplice Michelle Gaudette,...

After years of struggling with drugs and alcohol, Jerry Smith was on the verge of turning his life around, according to his family.
"He was going through all the steps, and very positive about the future," said Sherry Mansey, Smith's foster...

— Gov. Rick Scott criticized federal health authorities Friday and insisted they rev up preparations to handle potential Ebola cases in Florida.
By Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had agreed to some of Scott's requests to...

Two new designer drugs have popped up on South Florida streets this year.Both have dangerous side effects.Both have something else in common:They're being used in e-cigarettes, once peddled as asaferalternative to tobacco...

Troy Wilkins, the driver and bodyguard to Sheriff Scott Israel, has been placed on "restrictive duty'' and removed from the job closest to Broward's top law enforcement officer.
Wilkins was assigned to the radio shop, told he can no longer carry a...

DAVIE - The Miami Dolphins have suspended Derrick Shelby indefinitely following his weekend arrest in Ft. Lauderdale, which means he won't be available for Sunday's home game against the Green Bay Packers, and might be suspended longer.
Shelby, a...

The two men in hooded sweatshirts can be seen on surveillance video, roaming a Pembroke Park dollar store while pointing handguns at employees' backs.
In less than seven minutes on Sept. 23, the men stole $5,000 from the safe of Family Dollar at 4100...

A Boca Raton man who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash in Deerfield Beach has died, an official said Wednesday.
On April 22, Randall "Randy" Patrick Adamson's motorcycle crashed with a Toyota Scion at West Hillsboro Boulevard and...

A car with two young children inside was stolen from a convenience store parking lot at 801 Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach, with the suspect then placing the kids in the bed of a pick-up truck in Fort Lauderdale, deputies said.
Fortunately, the kids...

If some South Florida officials feel a bit smug these days because the recession is ebbing and tax revenues are increasing, they should lose the smugness in a hurry. While they're at it, they should tighten their belts, for the cost of living in South...

Deputies from Palm Beach County were only able to make one arrest earlier this week as a group of about 50 motorcyclists were racing at high speeds on U.S. 27 South, near the Broward/Palm Beach county line.
We can only hope the arrest is followed by...

Michael Blasberg will tell you he loves to talk. But in his job as a third-generation funeral director, he also recognizes the importance of listening.
"It's a people business and I like people," he said. "I don't know if I ever thought...

An officer's brutal beating of a Hollywood man mistaken for a gun-waving suspect may cost taxpayers nearly $200,000.
Arben Bajra, 33, is on the verge of winning a $195,000 settlement from the city, with commissioners set to approve the deal on Wednesday....

Comments from South Florida political leaders on the death Thursday of former Gov. Reubin Askew.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (full statement below).
Via Twitter: "My thoughts are...